Haptoglobin phenotype and risk of cervical neoplasia: a case-control study.

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BACKGROUND: Haptoglobin is an acute-phase glycoprotein that influences host response to infections and tumours. The haptoglobin locus is polymorphic with 2 classes of alleles (Hp(1) and Hp(2)) yielding 3 phenotypes: Hp1-1, Hp2-2, and Hp2-1 with structurally and functionally distinct protein products, suggesting that haptoglobin polymorphism may influence susceptibility to infections and cancers. METHODS: We...

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